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We are pleased to present the series: The Aretha Franklin RESPECT & AMAZING GRACE SITUATION ROOM. The late Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin pays one of the sweetest tributes to Amazing Grace through her biopic, RESPECT. Without question, RESPECT is definitely one of Aretha Franklin’s greatest hits and a great title for her authorized biopic starring Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker and others, but without the…

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Why do you want to know? Please give me the answer First of all, where did Squid Game come from? It came from South Korea So, what part of Nigeria would Squid Game have come from if Nigeria were the world? Somewhere in the North East, Borno State, I think. What’s your point? Can we classify Squid Game as an E-shock you phenomenon? Going by…

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Following the shocking defeat of Jose Mourinho’s Roma in the hands of Norwegian champions, Bodo/Glimt, in the Europa Conference League on Thursday, Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini said among other things that “…Sometimes you need a slap to learn and we got a slap in the face today, one we fully deserved…” Can you determine when the slap will come? Can you determine where the slap…

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I was processing the content of a presentation I was scheduled to give in half an hour, when a certain coconut tree called out to me. I heeded the call and moved closer. Its top was full of fruit, which hung at strategic angles on the tree. My eyes were riveted on the fruit as if that was the only important part of the coconut…

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What were you expecting? Did you see how markedly different the sketch is from Gov Sanwo-Olu? The man no try at all. Yet he calls himself “the best artist in UAR.” What did agama lizard do when he fell from the palm tree? Push-ups! But what has that got to do with anything? If you no praise me, I will praise myself but you didn’t…

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Some friends Endeavoured to Send an Unbending message   They didn’t Pretend but Descended on available spaces They Ended up Spending time, sweat and money as they Intended. They attended to one another Tending Trending Blending Commending and Rendering Endless support   Suddenly they produced an Enduring Legend Transcending boundaries and receiving Tremendous Stupendous support from far and near   But some wished to Bend…

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Did you know that the Niger Bridge was the only toll bridge (or road) in Nigeria before the Civil War? Did you know that retreating Biafran forces damaged the Bridge to halt any advance by federal troops into the former East Central State? Did you know that after the Civil War hostilities ended in January 1970, inspection for repairs was carried out and by March…

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His physical development of the state remains unmatched He built the Bagauda Dam, Birnin Kudu Dam and Itiga Dams and let the people have water unlike before, fundamentally changing the mood of the state in the process He built the Bagauda Dam Hotel, which became a massive tourist attraction He built these massive developments by direct labour He offered various scholarships to a huge number…

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Did you know that the idea for the bridge was conceived by the government of Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa with Inuwa Wada as Minister of Works but the Bridge was built and commissioned by the administration of General Yakubu Gowon with Femi Okunnu as Minister of Works? Did you know that the Bridge was constructed during the Nigerian Civil War, and within a span of…

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Cancer is a long-distance runner. It is patient. The Medicaid Cancer Foundation annual Walk Away Cancer exercise is one walk that covers a considerable distance. What is a long-distance walk without patience? Cancer is determined and relentless. Just as participants at the Medicaid Cancer Foundation annual Walk Away Cancer are with their minds usually set on the Finish Line. Just observe the faces of the…

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